General Plant Laborer - Flour Mill

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

General Plant Laborer - Flour Mill – Buffalo, NY:

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift hours:

• Weekly Rotating 8-hour shifts
• 8-hour swing shift schedule rotation every week
  • 1st shift: 6:30 am to 2:30 pm
  • 2nd shift: 2:30 pm to 10:30 pm
  • 3rd shift: 10:30 pm to 6:30 am
• Rotation is 1 week on 1st shift, then 1 week on 2nd shift, then 1 week of 3rd shift
• Ability and willingness to work any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and overtime
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Pay:

• $23.40 per hour
  • Additional $.34 per hour for hours worked on 2nd shift
  • Additional $.41 per hour for hours worked on 3rd shift
• Overtime pay
  • Time worked after 8 hours of work is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
  • Time worked on Saturday is paid at 1.5 times regular rate of pay
  • Time worked on Sunday is paid at 2 times (double pay) regular rate of pay

Benefits:

• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match, Pension!
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more! 

About our Location:

The Buffalo, NY plant is located on the waterfront, providing convenient access to Canada and major cities like Toronto and New York City. It offers employees opportunities to progress in their careers through seniority-based

bidding and apprenticeship programs. The plant organizes events such as a summer barbecue, a family picnic at a local amusement park during downtime, and a holiday dinner for all three shifts served by the leadership team.

There's a strong sense of community and pride among employees, with many having family ties to the company. Interesting facts include the plant's former name, Cheeri-Oats, the transportation of grain by boat, and a fire that

occurred a day before its opening in 1940.

Our Products:

• Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Chex, Corn Chex, Gold Medal Flour.

What your day will look like: 

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Assist operators during bottlenecks or downtime
  • Troubleshoot problems with machinery and partner with maintenance staff to resolve issues.
  • Calibrate processing and packaging systems daily to meet required specifications
  • Participate in startup, changeover, and shut down of operating equipment.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance.
  • Assist in training new employees.

What you have to offer: 

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Mechanical/technical experience in manufacturing or related field preferred
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.